Where does “nonnotable” come from?
nonnotable (English) comes from English notable, from Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, from Latin notabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
nonnotable (English): Not notable
Definitions
- Not notable
Ancestry of “nonnotable”, step by step
nonnotable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English notable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notable | Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or... |
| 2 | Middle English | notable | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | notable | — |
| 4 | Latin | notabilis | notable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |